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My doctor hasn’t been able to find the heartbeat yet!!! It’s sooo disappointing!!! I’ve had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and all was well. I’ve felt a lot of movement and hiccups since around 16weeks which is my constant reassurance. But is he just horrible at finding it? Or is the baby hiding in there lol !! I’ve always carried my babies in so maybe that’s it? Anyone else not able to hear heartbeat at regular dr visits??? I’m currently 18 weeks and 3days you would think it would be easy to find by now?

That seems odd. My midwife found my baby's at 10w1d. It was only briefly a couple times and she couldn't get a reading but she found it. My doctor found it at 13w1d as soon as he put the doppler there. He had warned that it can be hard to find between 12-16w though so that's not far off from yours. Your doctor could just be searching too high up and not putting in enough effort.

My obgyn has to press down on the top of my uterus so it squishes down towards my pelvic region just to get the heart beat. The reason for this is my babe doesn't stay still! He always gets the heartbeat this way, and this is my 3rd pregnancy and he's been my obgyn every time and this is the only pregnancy he's had to do this with me. So maybe your little babe is crazy active like mine.

In reply to Leelu3

17/04/18

My obgyn has to press down on the top of my uterus so it squishes down towards my pelvic region just to get the heart beat. The reason for this is my babe doesn't stay still! He always gets the heartbeat this way, and this is my 3rd pregnancy and he's been my obgyn every time and this is the only pregnancy he's had to do this with me. So maybe your little babe is crazy active like mine.

Definitely is more active than my other 4 (yes 4) pregnancies haha I have felt movement many many times in a day and so much earlier than the others for sure!! :) I just thought doctors were supposed to know all the tricks lol and I am over 18 weeks and thought for sure he would find it today...

In reply to Valkat

Yes my thoughts exactly but seriously he should have a good idea of where to find it!!! Frustrating!

Agreed! It's kind of funny, but also frustrating for sure. You could try telling him that it's really important for you to hear the heartbeat, so hopefully he'll put a bit more effort into it?

My doctor found the heartbeat at 10.5 Weeks, but she really had to search for it. These days it sounds like a bass drum, so it's super easy to find. Your doctor might just be in a rush, but that's not really an excuse. I'd push him a bit.

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